Rhodium-catalyzed decarbonylative C-H arylation of 2-aryloxybenzoic acids leading to dibenzofuran derivatives
Rhodium-catalyzed intramolecular C-H arylation of 2-aryloxybenzoic acids proceeded accompanied by decarbonylation to give dibenzofuran derivatives in high yields. The present reaction is widely applicable to substrates bearing various functionalities.